A PROMOTIONAL film for the Six Nations has been pulled by BBC Wales after upsetting England fans.

The 30-second clip, broadcast in the run up to this weekend's Wales V England clash in Cardiff, showed Welsh fans struggling to think of an answer to the question "What's Good About England?", to the strains of the famous intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana.

BBC Wales described the 30-second trailer as "tongue in cheek" - but it seems the joke fell flat of some patriotic Red Rose fans.

After sharing the film on Twitter on Wednesday, the broadcaster was bombarded with complaints from disgruntled viewers.

Alistair Heron wrote: "@BBWales should have been allowed to keep running that 6 Nations trailer.

"English though I am it was pretty funny."

Comedian Jack Whitehall also leapt to the defence of the BBC, during an interview with Radio 5 Live.

"I thought it was quite funny," he said. "But people love taking offence, and people love taking offence even more if it's BBC related as well. These kind of things get whipped up into a storm quite quickly.

"I don't think as an English person I watched that and was gravely offended."